Mini-GoalsEven if you're not at goal yet, this is the place to share your successes and achievements along the way! Success can be measured in many ways besides the scales. Tell us about your triumphs, including Non Scale Victories

Hi everyone!
I am sooo happy to see the number 199.2 on my scale for the last two days. I have officially lost 25 pounds since May! My journey is a bit slower than many people ...but so was the turtle

I haven't given up everything (food wise) I just eat less of it ... I don't exercise as much as I should but, I've still lost the wieght. Then main thing I have changed is I am NOT being impatient and I am NOT beating myself up for not losing fast enough.

To be honest I plateaued at 206 for almost 5 weeks. In the past I would have been so depressed and given up ... but I held strong and kept reminding myself that it was just a plateau and all was STILL OK ... I was still down 17 pounds and I would NOT regain that by feeling sorry for myself. Sure, enough ...eventually the numbers started to move again. I now embrace the PLATEAU's and take it to mean my body is just settling in to its new lower number.

This is a great way to end the year. I will offically start the new year wieghing under 200 for the first time in 5 years. ( since the birth of my second son)

I am looking forward to 2010 and losing an additional 45or so pounds! I KNOW I will do it. Thanks to everyone here for their support and stories ... while I tend to lurk more than post ... you've all helped and motivated me tremendously.

AlleyTD, I am right there with you. It's been a slow and steady progress and it's taken me over a year to lose 60 lbs. Do I care how long it takes? No. 2 years ago I was taking a handful of medication every morning, slowly killing myself with food and my laziness. While I still want to lose about 60 more lbs, I'm the healthiest I've been in just about my entire adult life so I just bask in that knowledge and don't sweat how many days I have to lose x amount of pounds. It'll happen and I just keep plodding on so I'm right there with you!!!!

My doctor says it's remarkable because his patients may lose 10, 20 or 30 lbs at most and usually gain it back so he tells me to keep doing what I'm doing.

I now embrace the PLATEAU's and take it to mean my body is just settling in to its new lower number.

That is sooooo important! That's what I'm doing now too. I used to get so frustrated that I ate the house when I had a plateau! Now, I just try to keep going and know that eventually, it WILL come down!

You did AMAZING!!! Slow and steady wins the race! A HUGE congrats to you and 2010 will be a GREAT year!!!!

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First goal: under 180:
Second goal: 175 or below:
Third goal: 168 (no longer overweight):
Fourth goal: 160 or below:
Final goal: 145-155 (not sure if this will ever happen):

YAY - good for you - not only have you lost the weight but gained such amazing insight on what works for you and what you can live with successfully for the rest of your life - WAY TO GO!

Thanks for sharing your arrival in OnderLand - it's fun to celebrate this milestone with you - it's also great motivation for the rest of us to recognize the value of patience, perseverance and determination - to just keep moving forward no matter what - a lesson we can all benefit from.